by Richard Stringham | May 30, 2024 | Richard Stringham
In a previous blog, I’ve argued that boards should be less formal when applying parliamentary procedure. For example, if using a more formal process, a motion would be made before discussion could take place on the subject. Except for very large boards (which really...
by Richard Stringham | Jan 13, 2022 | Richard Stringham
When I first began governance consulting, I often ran into a misconception that the Board Chair was the CEO’s boss. I don’t encounter that nearly so often these days; but an odd remnant of that view still pops up – some think that the Chair should be the...
by Richard Stringham | Mar 25, 2020 | Richard Stringham
Readers of our blogs will recall that only the board as a whole has authority to make board decisions. It may delegate some of its authority to others (e.g., the CEO, board officers, or board committees), but there are some things it...
by Richard Stringham | Dec 18, 2018 | Richard Stringham
Have you ever come away from a board meeting with a sense that the group could have made better collective decisions? Did you feel that a healthy conversation would be far more productive than a set of orchestrated motions that you are expected to vote upon following...
by Andrew Bergen | Mar 6, 2018 | Andrew Bergen
In the most recent edition of the Harvard Business Review, author Stanislav Shekshnia has written an article titled, “How to Be a Good Board Chair.”* He bases his findings on the results of interviews with many current and former chairs of large corporations. It’s...